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00A959

#00A959 closest to Secret Garden

#00A959 is a medium, vivid green; the closest named color is Secret Garden. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.3% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(0, 169, 89)). Its HSL value is 152° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 34% black. #00A959 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.82:1.

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Variations of #00A959

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00A959 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#00A959 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A959 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #998E5F
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A99A53
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939D56
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #998E5F
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #83985D
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00A796
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A87A
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #819987

#00A959 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.08:1 Poor#00A959 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.82:1 Good#00A959 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A959 in CSS

/* Secret Garden */
.color { color: #00A959; }
.background { background-color: #00A959; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A959; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 169 89);
color: hsl(152 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.644 0.167 152.8);

#00A959 FAQ

What color is #00A959?

#00A959 is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Secret Garden. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A959?

#00A959 is rgb(0, 169, 89) in RGB, hsl(152, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 0%, 47%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A959?

The complementary color of #00A959 is #A90050, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A959?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A959: 6.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A959 a warm or cool color?

#00A959 is a cool color.